Leicester City vs Wolves Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2023

by Bob Maplewood at 11:54am on Fri 2nd February 2024

The Premier League tie at King Power Stadium on on Saturday sees home team Leicester City up against Wolves.

Both teams should be motivated to improve on their situation in the lower parts of the Premier League table.

Leicester City scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 18 and managed zero clean sheets.

Wolves are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Wolves claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

The Foxes ended up winning 0-4 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City vs Wolves Prediction

Leicester City Form

Leicester City endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-2 against Aston Villa, before Bournemouth won 0-1, while Manchester City claimed all three points in a 3-1 win. Leicester City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at King Power Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Wolves Form

In their last three matches, Wolves drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, beat Chelsea by 1-0 and beat Brentford by 2-0. Wolves claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to five.

Though favourites for the win, we are uncertain the current form of Leicester City backs this claim. We believe there is good value in Wolves, perhaps with the backing of the draw.

Leicester City won 12 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won four, scored 11 and let in five goals. Wolves recorded five wins from their last ten games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 16 points. They scored 11 goals while conceding 15. Leicester City are looking at a record of seven wins, four draws and 20 defeats in the Premier League this season. Wolves are looking at nine wins, seven draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League.

Leicester City vs Wolves Stats

Leicester have lost 8 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Leicester have conceded in the last 11 matches in a row
Leicester have lost the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Leicester have lost 8 of the last 9 matches
Leicester have not won the last 9 matches in a row

Wolverhampton have conceded in the last 16 away matches in a row
In 12 of the last 14 away matches Wolverhampton played, both teams scored
In 12 of the last 13 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In the last 6 Wolverhampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Wolverhampton have scored in 12 of the last 14 away matches

Leicester City vs Wolves Squads

Leicester City Squad

The 52-year-old Leicester City manager, Dean Smith, will select the lineup against Wolves from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/5), Danny Ward (0/26), Caglar Soyuncu (0/0), Daniel Amartey (0/20), Harry Souttar (0/10), James Justin (0/14), Jannik Vestergaard (0/0), Jonny Evans (0/10), Luke Thomas (0/12), Ricardo Pereira (1/8), Ryan Bertrand (0/0), Victor Kristiansen (0/8), Wout Faes (0/24), Boubakary Soumare (0/19), Dennis Praet (1/18), Harvey Barnes (10/28), James Maddison (9/24), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (2/28), Nampalys Mendy (1/16), Timothy Castagne (1/30), Wilfred Ndidi (0/22), Youri Tielemans (3/24), Jamie Vardy (1/30), Kelechi Iheanacho (4/24), Patson Daka (4/24), Tete (1/9).

Wolves Squad

Below is the full team squad of Wolves. The manager Lopetegui will pick his starting XI against Leicester City from these players:

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/31), Louie Moulden (0/0), Craig Dawson (1/19), Hugo Bueno (0/17), Jonny (1/18), Max Kilman (0/31), Nathan Collins (0/21), Nelson Semedo (0/29), Rayan Ait Nouri (1/20), Toti Gomes (0/10), Boubacar Traore (0/8), Joao Gomes (1/6), Joao Moutinho (0/29), Joe Hodge (0/5), Mario Lemina (0/12), Matheus Nunes (1/27), Ruben Neves (5/28), Adama Traore (2/28), Chiquinho (0/0), Diego Costa (1/17), Hee-Chan Hwang (2/20), Matheus Cunha (1/12), Pablo Sarabia (1/11), Pedro Neto (0/13), Raul Jimenez (0/13), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/1).

Leicester City vs Wolves Team News

Leicester City are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match this coming Saturday.

Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Jonny Evans, James Maddison, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand are missing from the squad, Leicester City will field against Wolvesthis coming Saturday.

Wolves are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Leicester City.

Wolves need to do without Boubacar Traore, Pedro Neto and Sasa Kalajdzic, who are not fit enough to travel to King Power Stadium.

Leicester City vs Wolves Lineups

Leicester City vs Wolves H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Leicester came out the other side as 0-4 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. The home side were in awesome shape, the last time they played Wolves, as the latter got taught a lesson in a 4-0 win for a high-flying Leicester City team. The bookies have Leicester City to win this match at best price odds of 16/11.

Leicester City vs Wolves Results

In two of the previous ten matches between Leicester City and Wolves both teams scored.

Leicester City vs Wolves Betting Tips

Harvey Barnes scored twice in the six most recent games for Leicester City, with Hee-Chan Hwang providing two goals for Wolves in his last six.

One win at King Power Stadium is a poor outcome for Leicester City from 10 attempts to claim a win here. They drew two and lost seven in this streak. Wolves won two of their 10 most recent games away, drew five and lost three. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Leicester City managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at King Power Stadium, Wolves kept their hosts from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between Leicester City and Wolves as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Leicester City scored an average of 1.2 goals a game, with Wolves averaging 0.6 goals in this run. Leicester City saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Wolves, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.

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Tips

Under 2.5

Leicester City find it just as tough as Wolves to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at King Power Stadium.

Double Chance: X2

Leicester City go into their match at King Power Stadium as favourites with the bookies, but form has been too shabby for us to back that claim. We prefer a bet on Wolves, while the more cautious punter might prefer the double-chance.

Wolverhampton to win

Leicester City look a little out of sorts and confidence could be vital to which way this encounter turns out. With the home side short on confidence, Wolves is the value bet.

BTTS: Yes

Going forward, Leicester City and Wolves are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Saturday.